In this Business English Podcast lesson were going to take another look at making presentations in English with the first in a two-part series focused on question and answer popularly referred to as QA. This listening is from the QA session that foll...
As we mentioned a while back in BEP 101 (Click this link to listen to the podcast), a strong introduction is important to give your audience a reason for listening. Similarly, a strong conclusion is very important to leaving your audience with a grea...
Signposting is informing listeners about what is to be presented in a presentation, and constantly informing listeners as to where they are during that presentation. The term signposting comes from signs posted on street corners, which tell travelers...
Making a good introduction to your presentation is key to getting your audiences attention. This Business English Podcast episode looks at the language used in making an internal presentation during a videoconference and particularly the language use...
In the last Business English Podcast lesson, we saw how a manager pitched an idea during a meeting. She explained how the company website could be revamped so that customers could order off-the-shelf products directly, instead of having to contacting...
This is the first in a three-part Business English Podcast series on pitching, or presenting, your ideas persuasively and convincingly. Business people often come up with ideas about how to do things better, or how something can be changed to provide...
The Noah's Ark Zoo Farm in the UK has a presentation about 30 reasons why man is not descended from apes. Given the establishment believes in creationism, that presentation is no surprise. But that school children would attend the place has some educ...
Thanks to Hollywood, the word cowboy conjures up images of tough, independent men: solitary, weather-beaten and...white. But many of the Old West cowboys were African-American. Each October, the Black Cowboy Parade in Oakland, California celebrates t...
Thanks to Hollywood, the word cowboy conjures up images of tough, independent men: solitary, weather-beaten and...white. But many of the Old West cowboys were African-American. Each October, the Black Cowboy Parade in Oakland, California celebrates t...
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. People have grown chrysanthemums for more than two thousand years. Chinese and other Asian cultures make tea with the flowers. But mums also make bright and colorful gardens. One basic kind of mum i...
